lib/masterview/directive_helpers.rb in masterview-0.2.0 vs lib/masterview/directive_helpers.rb in masterview-0.2.1

@@ -183,8 +183,18 @@
     def lowercase_attribute_keys_and_values(attributes)
       lcattrs = {}
       attributes.each { |k,v| lcattrs[k.downcase] = v.downcase }
       lcattrs
     end
+
+    # using hash, symbolize keys, sort keys, serialize to string
+    def symbolize_sort_and_serialize_hash_to_str(hash)
+      symbolized = {}
+      hash.each{ |k,v| symbolized[k.to_sym] = v } #symbolize
+      sorted = symbolized.sort{ |a,b| a[0].to_s <=> b[0].to_s } # sort the keys
+      sorted_strings = sorted.collect{ |k,v| "#{k.inspect} => '#{v}'"} # create strings
+      sorted_strings.join(', ') # finally combine them
+    end
+
   end
 
 end